pointless rules….
I had to chuckle the other day having a conversation with my godson over the ‘coat-wars’ which were taking place at his secondary school. Like many senior schools, the school blazer is compulsorary wear.Even to the point where the child has to keep it on ‘at all times’ and only remove it with the teacher’s permission-even if it is 30C in the classroom…
On no account must the child walk across the school gates unless they are wearing said item. During the winter many of the children wore coats to school and then changed into their blazers. During the snow some children tried to enter the school gates wearing their home coats and then change once inside the building. The school’s response to this ? instigate the ‘coat-police’ who promptly confiscated any ‘home coat’ which was not zipped into a school bag the instant a child put a toe across the threshold-and wouldn’t allow the coat to be returned for a week !!
What point does this serve ? What does it usefully teach the children-apart from an example of facisim in action. The head teacher later issued a decree that although the children could wear summer uniform (ie polo shirts) during the summer term, they still had to wear their blazer and of course you may not wear a jumper and a blazer….
It would be laughable if it wasn’t so pathetic.
Maire Said on April 30th, 2009 at 2:14 pm quote
There should be outrage at things like this. Why is any human being given such power over another, it just encourages abuse.
Bubble Said on May 1st, 2009 at 7:44 am quote
It is about power showing the children who is in control/charge of them! It also acts as a way to take peoples minds off real issues along with creating with the parents split because 1 or 2 children would not follow this rule and then the other parents would turn on them! It will never change! wish it would!
Riaz Said on May 6th, 2009 at 11:33 pm quote
One of my primary schools had no uniform but boys had to wear short trousers. Why was this? Because of a policy going back to the 1940s that poorer parents might not be able to afford long trousers so it would be unfair on their children if they had to make do with short trousers whilst their classmates with more affluent parents wear long trousers. This short trousers policy was finally abolished in 1987.